Health

By Ebi Kesiena The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) following a surge in cases, particularly in Africa. WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Nigeria's President has approved a new policy aiming to address the challenges facing the country’s health human resources, particularly mass exodus of workers in the sector to other parts of the world. President...

By Lucy Adautin  Hospital services across several Indian cities were severely disrupted on Tuesday as a doctors' protest, sparked by the alleged rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata, spread nationwide, according to authorities...

By John Ikani A panel of independent experts convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) will meet virtually on Wednesday to assess the mpox outbreak in Africa. The group will determine if the situation warrants a...

By John Ikani Africa is on the brink of declaring a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security in response to the escalating Mpox outbreak. This was announced by Dr. Jean Kaseya, Director-General of the Africa Centres...

By John Ikani The Central African Republic has joined its neighbours in battling a growing Mpox outbreak. The disease, once confined to rural areas, has now reached the capital, Bangui, according to Health Minister Pierre Somse....